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Giannis Antetokounmpo Says LeBron James and Kobe Bryant Among 6 Greatest Players of All Time

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Robert Marvi

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who many consider the greatest basketball player right now, recently gave his list of the greatest players of all time.

He named six players, and it shouldn’t surprise many that current Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Lakers legend Kobe Bryant both made the cut.

In fact, five of the players on his list donned the purple and gold at one point.

It’s just one measure of the Lakers’ dominance over the decades.

Antetokounmpo has a great chance of someday making it onto such a list if he starts winning championships in bunches.

He not only possesses the statistical dominance that all the top players have enjoyed, he also shares a unique quality when it comes to his competitive spirit. Unlike James, Antetokounmpo doesn’t seem to be interested in buddying up with other superstars.

Like Bryant, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Milwaukee Bucks’ franchise player would rather beat the NBA’s other top players than play with them.

It’s an admirable quality, and it will be interesting to see if he remains dedicated to it if he continues to fall short of winning championships.

Robert Marvi

Robert is a native of Santa Monica, Calif., and a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has been an avid NBA fan since he was a little kid in the mid '90s and fell in love with the Nick Van Exel-led Lakers teams. He truly cherishes the Kobe Bryant-era of Lakers basketball and the five world championships that came with it, and is looking forward to the team's next NBA title.

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Robert Marvi

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